hpmain on home page thumbnails to video thumbnails?

[gordonmartin]

If I wanted to feature three videos on my home page and two blog posts, is it possible to do that?

Can I have three different thumbnail videos which when clicked on will bring up the appropriate video from utube

Is it possible for the thumbnails to be a smaller version of the video, so that when I post to the categories, the video thumbnail will change each time?

Kindest

Gordon

[Craig Tuller]

The answer is yes, yes, yes.

Here is a potential tool:
http://lirent.net/video/how-to-make-vid ... nails.html

[gordonmartin]

Interesting software Craig

The answer is Yes, Yes and Yes

How would I go about doing what I am trying to do, I am a little lost on the way to progress with this?

Kindest

Gordon

[Paul]

Please post a link to your site Gordon and point out where you'd like to change it.

[gordonmartin]

Hi Paul, and thanks for your prompt reply, please see:

http://showtelldo.com/

Bear in mind I am working at this at the moment, and so all links and stuff are not sorted out yet.

On the home page to your right.

I have Featured Videos and Recent Posts

If it is possible, I am looking to have three featured posts and two blog posts, have a thumbnail picture for the blog posts which will change each time I post to whatever category I set (not set yet) both pulling from category 1)

The videos, I want to have a thumbnail as well, and when I post to the category, then a thumbnail video will come up pertinent to the post

I think this should be possible all right, but just need some direction on how to do it.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Kindest

Gordon

[Paul]

It's pretty much set up to work in that way already Gordon. The thumbnails for the video posts won't take the user directly to YouTube, they'll click through to the post and then I'd have thought it would make more sense to embed the video in the post. That way they aren't immediately leaving your site.

[gordonmartin]

That makes sense Paul, I am new to php, and it is taking me a while to get to grips with all this stuff, but I do feel that I am making progress, and also feel that the forum here is very supportive when it comes to getting questions answered.

Thanks again Paul

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Gordon

[Paul]

I think if you just set up a category for your videos and pull them onto the sidebar that will work fine Gordon.

[gordonmartin]

I will try that Paul and let you know how I go.

Did you all do away with your pictures? We were able to put a face to the people we were "speaking" to :-)

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Gordon

[Paul]

No, no, I just haven't uploaded one yet...

[gordonmartin]

Missing the pictures already :-)

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Gordon

[gordonmartin]

Looks like a nice bike Craig

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Gordon

Originally Posted by Craiger

The answer is yes, yes, yes.

Here is a potential tool:
http://lirent.net/video/how-to-make-vid ... nails.html

[gordonmartin]

I think if you just set up a category for your videos and pull them onto the sidebar that will work fine Gordon.

Question? Paul

Pull them on to the sidebar?

How do I do that?

Is that in the home.php?

Kindest

Gordon

[Paul]

No, in your sidebar files. I'm presuming that you have those two areas currently pulling posts from two categories, so just change the cat ID so that one pulls in your video posts.

[gordonmartin]

To be honest Paul, I am not 100% clear on how to pull in the thumbnail images which I figure would be where the static images or the video thumbnails would go.

I have read previous posts and have looked, but must be looking in the wrong place.

I was looking here:

<div style="float:left; margin:0px 10px 5px 0px;">
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "Theme Name", true); ?> Thumbnail" />
</div>

in home.php

because I saw the thumbnail?

I understand about the category ids ok

Kindest

Gordon

Originally Posted by Paul

No, in your sidebar files. I'm presuming that you have those two areas currently pulling posts from two categories, so just change the cat ID so that one pulls in your video posts.

[Paul]

Well, if the thumbnail is simply an image for the videos then it isn't really any different than displaying posts in the usual way. You just stick your thumbnail in the custom field, write a post, embed your video and it will show up first in your list of recent posts.

If I'm not making sense here, please post your code from sidebar.php and sidebar_home.php (not sure, you might not have both of those) and I'll take a look.

[gordonmartin]

Hi Paul, I have for sidebar

post
left
right
page

I will have a look at those files and see what I can do, I have a general idea of what you are getting at, so if I can be more specific that would be good, once I have a better feeling of where I am at, I will post again.

Thanks

Kindest

Gordon

[gordonmartin]

Have tried putting in Thumbnail in write posts/custom fields area of wp admin.

The key was Thumbnail

the value was the reference to the url where the image was at.

If the images was not 82 X 55, would it just not show?

Or is it a case if it was slightly bigger, it would show bigger?

I am not getting it to work, but I just noticed my file size is wrong, could that make it not show?

Kindest

Gordon

[Paul]

The size shouldn't make a difference Gordon. It's more likely that the name of the custom field is wrong or the path to the image is incorrect.

[gordonmartin]

Sorted Paul, it was the name I put into the custom field was wrong.

Thanks Paul

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Gordon